Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

Original Editor - Manisha Shrestha Top Contributors - Manisha Shrestha, Kim Jackson and Shaimaa Eldib

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Top Contributors - Manisha Shrestha, Kim Jackson and Shaimaa Eldib

Description[edit | edit source]

File:Flexor Digitorum Superficialis.jpg
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

Origin[edit | edit source]

at the medial epicondyle of humerus.  go through the carpal tunnel at the wrist and enter the palmar surface of the hand. Then FDS ] send individual tendons to the index, long, ring, and small fingers.

Insertion[edit | edit source]

Nerve[edit | edit source]

Artery[edit | edit source]

Function[edit | edit source]

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Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]

Assessment[edit | edit source]

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Treatment[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

  1. Flexor Digitorum Superficialis - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lSOE1CbJYw. [last accessed 28/05/2020]
  2. Sarah Tucker Oxford. Hand Examination; Finger Flexors FDS and FDP. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT0nR5d4Rnk [last accessed 28/05/2020]